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Investments

167

Portfolio Exits

9

Funds

3

Partners & Customers

1

Service Providers

1

About Sony Innovation Fund

Sony Innovation Fund is a corporate venture capital fund of Sony. It invests in companies operating in the business and consumer products and services, financial services, energy and healthcare sectors. The company was founded in Tokyo, Japan.

Headquarters Location

1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku

Tokyo, 108-0075,

Japan

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Latest Sony Innovation Fund News

Sony Innovation Fund backs London-based Quantum Motion: Know more

May 29, 2023

London-based Quantum Motion, a quantum computing scale-up, announced on Wednesday, May 24, that it has gained the support of prominent investor Sony Innovation Fund. The Sony Innovation Fund has decided to participate in the second close of the company’s funding round announced in February 2023. This funding round has already secured over £42M in equity funding from renowned quantum and technology investors worldwide.

Sony Innovation Fund Investments

167 Investments

Sony Innovation Fund has made 167 investments. Their latest investment was in Quantum Motion as part of their Series B - II on May 5, 2023.

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Sony Innovation Fund Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

5/24/2023

Series B - II

Quantum Motion

Yes

3

5/23/2023

Series B - III

mazrica

$7.21M

Yes

3

5/23/2023

Series E - II

Hacobu

No

2

5/22/2023

Seed VC

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$99M

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10

5/17/2023

Series D

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$99M

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10

Date

5/24/2023

5/23/2023

5/23/2023

5/22/2023

5/17/2023

Round

Series B - II

Series B - III

Series E - II

Seed VC

Series D

Company

Quantum Motion

mazrica

Hacobu

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Amount

$7.21M

$99M

$99M

New?

Yes

Yes

No

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Co-Investors

Sources

3

3

2

10

10

Sony Innovation Fund Portfolio Exits

9 Portfolio Exits

Sony Innovation Fund has 9 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was StrongArm Technologies on May 05, 2023.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
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Acquirer

Sources

5/5/2023

Acq - Fin

$99M

Undisclosed Private Equity Investors

2

12/21/2022

Acquired

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$99M

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10

10/13/2022

Acq - Pending

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$99M

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10

6/9/2022

Acquired

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$99M

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10

12/24/2021

IPO

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$99M

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10

Date

5/5/2023

12/21/2022

10/13/2022

6/9/2022

12/24/2021

Exit

Acq - Fin

Acquired

Acq - Pending

Acquired

IPO

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

Undisclosed Private Equity Investors

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Sources

2

10

10

10

10

Sony Innovation Fund Fund History

3 Fund Histories

Sony Innovation Fund has 3 funds, including Sony Innovation Fund 3 L.P..

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

1/20/2023

Sony Innovation Fund 3 L.P.

$204.17M

1

7/31/2016

Sony Innovation Fund

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$99M

10

Innovation Growth Fund

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10

Closing Date

1/20/2023

7/31/2016

Fund

Sony Innovation Fund 3 L.P.

Sony Innovation Fund

Innovation Growth Fund

Fund Type

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Amount

$204.17M

$99M

Sources

1

10

10

Sony Innovation Fund Partners & Customers

1 Partners and customers

Sony Innovation Fund has 1 strategic partners and customers. Sony Innovation Fund recently partnered with Activ Surgical on October 10, 2019.

Date

Type

Business Partner

Country

News Snippet

Sources

10/29/2019

Partner

United States

Date

10/29/2019

Type

Partner

Business Partner

Country

United States

News Snippet

Sources

Sony Innovation Fund Service Providers

1 Service Provider

Sony Innovation Fund has 1 service provider relationship

Service Provider

Associated Rounds

Provider Type

Service Type

Commercial Bank

Service Provider

Associated Rounds

Provider Type

Commercial Bank

Service Type

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Sony Innovation Fund Team

3 Team Members

Sony Innovation Fund has 3 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Gen Tsuchikawa.

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Gen Tsuchikawa

Innovation Growth Ventures, Sony, Sony Mobile, sony electronics, and Merrill

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer

Current

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Name

Gen Tsuchikawa

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Work History

Innovation Growth Ventures, Sony, Sony Mobile, sony electronics, and Merrill

Title

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer

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Status

Current

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